International research has shown that most people believe achieving environmental sustainability could hamper improvements to quality of life.
24 September 2019Scientists have seen for the first time how corals collaborate with other microscopic life to build and grow.
24 September 2019World leaders need to urgently accelerate efforts to prevent “profound, if not catastrophic” climate change in future, a distinguished group of scientists has warned.
20 September 2019A University of Queensland-led study has revealed that future demand for ethanol biofuel could potentially expand sugarcane farming land in Brazil by five million hectares by 2030.
17 September 2019In a bid to preserve the world’s second most used natural resource – sand – University of Queensland PhD candidate Danish Kazmi has developed a sustainable solution that could reduce its use in the construction industry.
10 September 2019Human activities have destroyed more than 7.7 million hectares of threatened species habitat, revealing critical failures with Australia’s federal environmental protection laws.
9 September 2019A passion for sustainable construction led University of Queensland PhD student Mateo Gutierrez to explore the potential of bamboo as an environmentally friendly local building material.
9 September 2019Advancing the performance, economics and uptake of electric vehicle (EV) technology globally will be the focus of լе’s first dedicated e-mobility researcher Dr Jake Whitehead.
4 September 2019New research has found that habitat loss is a major concern for hundreds of Australian bird species, and south-eastern Australia has been the worst affected.
3 September 2019A University of Queensland alumnus will fight for biodiversity protection at this month’s United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York.
3 September 2019Humans had caused significant landcover change on Earth up to 4000 years earlier than previously thought, լе researchers have found.
30 August 2019լе is helping to establish a foundation aimed at preserving Moreton Bay’s unique biodiversity, cultural heritage and aesthetic beauty.
29 August 2019A DNA test to rapidly detect chlamydia infection in koalas, offering on-the-spot results within 30 minutes, has been developed by a University of Queensland-led team of researchers.
22 August 2019Poo transplants are helping expand koala microbiomes, allowing the marsupials to eat a wider range of eucalypts and possibly survive habitat loss.
21 August 2019University of Queensland researchers have published the first ever global dataset of mining-induced displacement and resettlement, giving mining companies an evidence base to develop best practice.
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